Table 2.5
(continued)
Predator species
Prey species
Type
Search rate (h
À1
) or
b (Type III)
Handling time
(h)
Arena
Study (Model)
Oenopia conglobata
contaminata
Brevicoryne
brassicae
II
0.041
Æ 0.012
1.3867
Æ 0.164
Petri Dish (Cabbage leaf)
Rounagh and
Samih (2012)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(female)
Planococcus
citri
(3rd instar
nymphs)
II
0.053
Æ 0.008
0.4934
Æ 0.054
Petri Dish (Coleus leaves)
Ghorbanian,
et al. (2010)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(male)
Planococcus
citri
(3rd instar
nymphs)
II
0.0403
Æ 0.0056
0.4625
Æ 0.0568 Petri Dish (Coleus leaves)
Ghorbanian
et al. (2010)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(4th instar
larvae)
Planococcus
citri
(2nd instar
nymphs)
III
0.0126
Æ 0.004
0.701
Æ 0.033
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2012)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(4th instar
larvae)
Planococcus
citri
(3rd. instar
nymphs)
III
0.0165
Æ 0.0067
1.012
Æ 0.0504
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2012)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(4th instar
larvae)
Planococcus
citri
(female)
II
0.002
Æ 0.0032
2.05
Æ 0.059
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2) (Disc
equation)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(female)
Planococcus
citri
(2nd instar
nymphs)
II
0.048
Æ 0.003
0.177
Æ 0.033
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2) (Disc
equation)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(female)
Planococcus
citri
(3rd instar
nymphs)
III
0.013
Æ 0.0064
0.843
Æ 0.058
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2)
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri
(female)
Planococcus
citri
(female)
II
0.098
Æ 0.0186
2.794
Æ 0.123
Petri dish
Abdollahi Ahi
et al. (2) (Disc
equation)
Rodolia cardinalis
(females and 4th instar
larvae)
Icerya purchase
(Maskell)
II
Not available
Not available
Petri dish (Bitter orange and
Spurge laurels)
Bazyar et al.
(2012) (Disc
equation)
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